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The Hearty Soul on MSNTap Water Nasal Rinse Turns Into Nightmare as Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Texas Woman
Most people would think that using a nasal irrigation device would be harmless to their health. For one woman, the results ...
Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular ...
Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray, according to a statement released by the family’s ...
Naegleria fowleri, the rare, but deadly, so-called brain-eating amoeba, can be found in Pennsylvania's waters.
The family of a 12-year-old South Carolina boy who died after contracting a rare infection associated with Naegleria fowleri ...
The Carr family is urging state officials to take action to prevent future tragedies and raise awareness about the hidden ...
The family spoke in front of the media for the first time Tuesday, calling on state agencies to test fresh bodies of water ...
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Parents who lost son to Naegleria fowleri speak out about risks of freshwater amoeba
Jaysen Carr died after contracting a rare infection brought on by a freshwater amoeba reportedly in a South Carolina lake.
Infections caused by Naegleria fowleri can lead to symptoms including fever, seizures, hallucinations and death.
Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri protozoans in trophozoite form. Getty Images The boy's death in Nevada comes after at least two other cases reported in 2022.
Naegleria fowleri is the only species of Naegleria that infects humans and has a 97% fatality rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Naegleria fowleri lays waste to cells in the brain, leading to a grisly demise in the very rare cases when it manages to lodge itself in a victim's nasal cavity.
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